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Neighborhood is Sprayed by Bullets Before Deputies Halt Police ChiefOhio June 1 (AP—Police Chief Ralph N. Stoffer, 48, waswounded throe times by sheriff’s deputies in neighboringfsUbmMhtac gun shooting incident in which the ent.re neighborhood was soraved wdth b^lets, City Attorney Henry L. Reese reportedR^se said the fight took place outside a restaurant at Deerf.eld, “bullets sprayed theOhio, and that -------------- • _entire neighborhood” before Stoffer dumped to the ground behind a tree and surrendered.“He said Stoffer was not on duty at the time and had no authority to be carrying a submachine gun, which was \he property of the police department.Stoffer allegedly entered a restaurant and talked to a waitress, andkitchen ^hu't* lt;“Testa an^V! -S5 -dopened fire when heprieVor barred the way. Stoffer 1 failed to obey a command to halt.drew a police revolver and the proprietor stepped aside, while the waitress fled outside, Reese said.Stoffer then went outside, the report said, and sprayed the neighborhood with a submachine gun. As deputies came upon the scene, Stoffer stood behind a tree, holding the weapon in his hand.Deputies followed him with a
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Altdorf, Bavaria, DE

Sun, Jun 02, 1946

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